Chapter 831 - 829: A Gentleman Does Not Stand Under a Dangling Wall

The cold breeze from the air conditioning blew across Candy’s face, jolting her awake, her mind exceptionally clear at this moment.

Just when Zero thought Candy was deeply shocked by future technology, Candy spoke.

"So, can a single tree grow different fruits?"

Seeing Zero seemingly frozen in place as if under a spell, Candy curiously waved her hand in front of Zero’s eyes.

"What’s wrong? Can’t it be done?"

After a long silence, Zero sighed lightly and said:

"It can be done, even now. Do you want to know about grafting technology?"

"Grafting?"

"Yes, grafting. It’s a technique that’s been played with extensively."

Hearing this, Candy blinked as if deep in thought.

After a long while, Candy chuckled, "Then can grafted fruit trees grow as big as planets?"

Zero chuckled, picked up his phone, and continued watching short videos.

Behind the sofa, Little Grey who was sleeping heard the familiar laughter and shivered, startled in its dreams.

Opening its eyes in confusion, it looked around, but there was no big tiger to be found.

Its ears drooped, and Little Grey continued resting its head on Bun.

The soft pillow was the most comfortable.

In the afternoon, slightly after four, all the employees in the Candy Science and Technology Park stood by the windows, looking out at the world.

More accurately, most people in Huo County looked outside with surprise on their faces.

For many years, a lot of people hadn’t seen a sight like this.

Lightning flashes, thunder rolls, fierce wind and rain, dark clouds pressing down the city. Though full of fury, it brought a sense of extreme comfort to those who were originally feeling repressed inside.

Trees sway～

The dark clouds press down on the city as if it’s about to be destroyed! At this moment, it seemed like the world would end.

Standing at the windowsill, Candy watched the scene outside with a face full of shock.

From childhood to now, she had never seen such a spectacle.

Clearly, it was only a little after four in the afternoon, yet the sky outside was already dark.

Swallowing her saliva, Candy asked worriedly:

"Zero, the buildings won’t be blown away, right?"

"No."

Looking at the fierce winds outside, Zero’s face remained as calm as ever.

According to real-time data calculations, there’s a high probability of hail soon.

Indeed, hail.

Hail in this sweltering August.

Everyone laughed, except for the employees in the landscaping and greening department, who looked worried.

After the strong winds, their hard life would begin.

"Zero, your osmanthus tree is tilting!"

Candy pointed curiously to a distinctly different osmanthus tree in the direction of the dormitory building.

The thick trunk bore only numerous tender branches and leaves, unlike other osmanthus trees that had twigs.

It was the osmanthus tree Zero had bought with pocket money and personally planted.

At the moment the osmanthus tree tilted, Zero had already seen it.

Just didn’t want to mention it, never expecting Candy’s keen eyes to spot it right away.

The roots were still in place, so Zero wasn’t too worried.

Once the rain clears, it can be righted again.

"It’s not a big problem."

"Just don’t tell the boss and it’ll be fine. Once the wind stops, I’ll let the gardening staff upright the osmanthus tree."

Upon hearing this, Candy’s cute face showed a sly smile.

"Hehehe～"

"A cup of fruit tea."

"Are you not afraid of the boss finding out?"

Candy looked at Zero with a playful smile, her bright eyes revealing an indescribable expression.

"If you don’t tell, I don’t tell, how would the boss find out?"

The next second, Candy and Zero simultaneously turned their heads towards another windowsill on the right.

Feeling intimidated by the two, Xia Xiaomin weakly raised his right hand and said: "I heard nothing."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xia Xiaomin saw Candy nodding satisfactorily, only the next words from Candy caught Xia Xiaomin off guard.

Candy, in a leader-like manner and tone, with her hands behind her back and head held high, said: "Good job, the future is bright!"

Suddenly, besides being caught off guard, Xia Xiaomin was somewhat bewildered.

Prospects are bright... How could she make her way up as a boss’s secretary?

Candy Technology was already a world-class enterprise; could it possibly expand beyond Blue Star?

Well, admittedly, there’s still such a possibility. Candy Technology is best at creating miracles.

Elsewhere, in Building No. 2 laboratory, researchers focused on discussing issues in a closed meeting room were completely unaware of the raging storm outside. Instead, inside the room, disputes continued over the problem discussions.

At the back row, Mo Jingchun rubbed his forehead, annoyed, surrounded by buzzing arguments like a swarm of diligent bees, arguing non-stop.

Listening for nearly two hours, Mo Jingchun started experiencing tinnitus.

"Everyone!"

"Pointless arguing is a waste of effort."

Suddenly, the whole meeting room went silent; some turned red in the face, others seemed contemplative, but it was undeniable that after arguing for almost two hours, it was still the same few words, and indeed, it wasn’t very meaningful.

Seeing everyone quiet down, Mo Jingchun simply stood up and said: "Why not calm down and think again? Today’s brainstorming ends here. Go back and think from different angles, maybe you’ll have different views."

"It’s getting late, in my opinion, it’s a good choice to let everyone leave early today and relax your minds."

"Okay, I’m going ahead; you guys do as you please."

Watching the boss wave and leave like that, everyone stared at each other in disbelief.

You look at me, I look at you, for a moment unsure where to go.

A few minutes later, standing in the lobby on the first floor of Building No. 2 laboratory, Mo Jingchun, a bit dumbfounded, looked at the scene outside.

"If I remember correctly, when I came over it was clear and cloudless."

The old weather seemed to go against Mo Jingchun; as he muttered to himself, crashing sounds came from outside.

Hailstones over a centimeter in diameter fell to the ground amidst the rain, soon becoming denser. At a visible speed, the ground accumulated a layer of hail.

Unlike on the ground, at the top of the tallest building, Candy moved away from the window the instant hail arrived.

Hail pounded the windows like it cost nothing, and despite being made of tempered glass, Candy felt unsafe.

The muffled sounds convinced Candy that the glass might shatter.

Zero, still standing by the window, glanced disdainfully at Candy retreating far away, "What are you afraid of? These glasses are specially made; even regular sniper bullets can’t pierce them. If small hail can break this glass, I’ll eat the glass."

Upon hearing that, Candy remained unmoved. Her brother had told her that an old man named Mencius once said a profound truth, "A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall."